Zombie (disambiguation)

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In Haitian mystical tradition, a zombie is an animated corpse brought back to life by means such as witchcraft.

Zombie may also refer to:

Horror fiction

Zombie (fictional), fictional undead creatures regularly encountered in horror and fantasy themed works

Computing

Zombie (computer science), a computer compromised by a hacker and used to perform malicious tasks
Zombie object, in garbage-collected object-oriented programming languages, an object that has been finalized but then resurrected
Zombie process, on Unix-like OS, a process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table

Gaming

Nazi Zombies, a game type in Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops
Plants vs. Zombies, a 2009 tower defense video game
Zombie (Dungeons & Dragons), the creature from the role-playing game
Zombie Inc., a video-game development studio that also creates comic books and licenses films
Zombie Zombie, a 1984 computer game for the ZX Spectrum
Zombies, characters in the Conker series
Zombies Ate My Neighbors, a video game, known in some countries simply as Zombies
Zombies!!!, a series of board games by Twilight Creations
Zombies, Run!, a fitness app and Zombie Apocalypse game

Insects

Zombie ant, an ant infected by a parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis)
Zombie fly (apocephalus borealis), a fly that lays eggs in honeybees, which then become zombees

Film

Genre

Zombie apocalypse
Zombie comedy, a film genre that aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy as well as dark comedy

Titles

Dawn of the Dead, titled Zombi or Zombies in the European version, a 1978 horror film directed by George Romero
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, a 2011 anime
White Zombie (film), a 1932 horror film directed by Victor Halperin; considered the first feature length zombie film
Wicked Little Things, also known as Zombies, a 2006 horror film directed by J. S. Cardone
Zombi 2, also known as Zombie, a 1979 horror film by Lucio Fulci
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!, a 2007 comedy film directed by Jason M. Murphy
Zombieland, a 2009 comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer
Zombie Holocaust, also known as Zombi Holocaust or Zombie 3, a 1980 horror film directed by Marino Girolami

Finance

Zombie bank, a financial institution with an economic net worth less than zero that continues to operate because of implicit or explicit government support

Literature

Zombie (novel), a 1995 novel by Joyce Carol Oates
Le Zombie, a science-fiction fanzine published by Bob Tucker
Zombie (comics), a character from Marvel Comics
Zombies! Feast, a comic-book series from IDW publishing
The Zombie Survival Guide

Music

Albums

Zombie (album), by Fela Kuti and Afrika 70
Zombie (EP), by The Devil Wears Prada

Musicians

Groups

Zombi (band), a progressive rock duo
The Zombies, a 1960s British band

People

Rob Zombie, real name Robert Cummings, former lead singer of White Zombie
Zomby, British music producer

Songs

"Zombie", a song by E-40 from The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
"Zombie", a song by Natalia Kills from Perfectionist
"Zombie", a song by The Pretty Reckless from The Pretty Reckless EP
"Zombie" (song), by The Cranberries
"Zombie Zoo", a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Philosophy

Philosophical zombie, in philosophy, a person without qualia, sentience or conscious experience

Social activism

Zombie walk, an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes
Zombie Squad, non-profit community service and disaster preparedness organization that uses the metaphor of a "Zombie Apocalypse" for any natural or man-made disaster

Other uses

Zombie, a derisive name for Canadian conscripts during World War II; see Conscription Crisis of 1944
"The Zombie", the ring name for Tim Roberts, professional wrestler for ECW
Zombie (cocktail), an exceptionally strong cocktail made of fruit juices, liqueurs, and various rums
Zombie star, the result of a supernova which leaves behind a remnant star